J-town looking at increasing security at Gaslight Festival

2:36 PM,
Jan. 22, 2013

Some vendors have said they will not return unless J-town can handle groups of teens.

Written by

Patrick T. Sullivan

The Jeffersontown City Council is considering adding more security at this year's Gaslight Festival because of safety issues involving teenagers at last year's event.

During last year's festival in late September, teens interfered with vendors in the town square and congregated at nearby stores and restaurants where they stole merchandise and posed a threat to employees, Mayor Bill Dieruf said at a recent council meeting.

The Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce will start soliciting vendors for the festival later this month, and some businesses that rented booths at last year's event ...